Tag: Euphoria
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Sydney Sweeney’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Performance Kicked Off Her Impressive Career
Sydney Sweeney skyrocketed in popularity after playing fan-favorite Cassie on Euphoria. More recently, her name has been in the headlines for buzzy releases like Max’s Reality as well as the upcoming rom-com with Glen Powell, Anyone But You, and the Sony Marvel project Madame Web with Dakota Johnson. Sweeney’s dedication to fully immersing herself in…
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The 40 Best HBO Shows Ranked, from ‘Succession’ to ‘Room 104’
Both on the awards circuit and in the public consciousness, HBO is widely regarded as among the first Hollywood heavyweights to recognize that television, as a medium, had the power to deliver sprawling, large scale stories on a smaller screen. From HBO’s ascent in the late 1990s through its dragon-aided roar across the 2010s, the…
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‘Euphoria’ Star Dominic Fike Reveals He Was Almost Fired for Drug Use During Filming
Dominic Fike is opening up about his drug use during HBO’s Emmy-winning series “Euphoria.”During an Apple Music interview, Fike admitted to being high on drugs for most of the show, despite HBO and showrunner Sam Levinson hiring a “sober coach” for him that “did not work.”“I was so fucked up during a lot of that…
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‘The Nun 2’ Trailer: Taissa Farmiga Conjures an Unholy War in Unhinged Horror Sequel
All hail the reign of “The Conjuring” universe.The James Wan-produced horror franchise marks its next installment with “The Nun 2,” the sequel to the 2018 film “The Nun.”Taissa Farmiga reprises her role as Sister Irene, who has an unholy connection to a demon possessing the body of a fellow nun, played by Bonnie Aarons. Demián…
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Sam Levinson Is Trying (but Failing) to Be This Director
To great notoriety, The Idol on HBO ended before it even got started. The series, created by troubled show co-runner Sam Levinson, ended prematurely due to a story overhaul, but audiences and critics had already grown weary of the show’s tiring and gratuitous depictions of sexuality, notably regarding female characters. Clouding over the fraught creative…
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This Character Deserved So Much Better in ‘The Idol’
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Idol finale.From its overreliance on its completely uncharismatic main character to its absence of plot to its uncalled for sex scenes, it is no secret by now that HBO’s The Idol is ridden with problems. And considering its troublesome production and the complete creative overhaul that saw…
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‘The Idol’ Was Never as Shocking as It Could’ve Been
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Idol finale.Near the end of May, when the Cannes Film Festival was in full swing, Sam Levinson’s The Idol made its premiere. After his previous show, Euphoria, had come to a scattered close with many baffling creative decisions dragging it down, there was a general sense of…
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‘The Idol’: No, Sam Levinson, Intimacy Coordinators Are Not a Joke
Writer-director Sam Levinson has garnered a dubious reputation ever since Euphoria first premiered on HBO in 2019 and became the defining Gen Z teen drama of late, criticized for his objectification of young women. His latest series The Idol, its chaotic production, and provocative sexual content have brought these critiques to light again, especially considering…
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‘Challengers’ Trailer: Zendaya Is in a Game of Love with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist
Zendaya is down at the tennis courts in Luca Guadagnino’s latest romance. In the film, the “Euphoria” Emmy winner plays tennis player-turned-coach Tashi who oversees her husband Art’s (Mike Faist) career. But when Art winds up on a losing streak, he is forced to play against his childhood best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend (Josh O’Connor),…
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‘Euphoria’ Season 3: Returning Cast, Release Window, and Everything We Know
Many people find that most John Hughes movies gave them a false idea of what high school would be like when they came of age, imagining themselves becoming the next Ferris Bueller or Claire Standish. Euphoria takes that to an entirely different level, not that people under high school age should really be watching the…